Former National League Manager of the Year Skip Schumaker is the Texas Rangers' new skipper.

The team announced the hire Friday evening after president of baseball operations Chris Young told reporters earlier in the day that Schumaker was his "focus" in the job search.

Schumaker, 45, was serving as a senior adviser to the Rangers, and Young said he had not talked to any external candidates.

"We are thrilled to announce this promotion and have Skip leading this club in the dugout," Young said in a statement. "Over his past year as a senior adviser to our baseball operations group, Skip has proven to be driven, passionate and thorough in everything he does. He has a winning spirit and energy, and we are fortunate that someone so highly regarded in the industry has agreed to become our ma

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